Hair waver



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June 14, 1949;

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Patented June 14, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVER Lucynda I. Fink, Liscomb, Iowa Application August 28, 1946, Serial No. 693,432

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a hair waving device which is a modification of the hair waving apparatus of my Patent No. 2,309,638.

The hair waving apparatus of my Patent No. 2,309,638 is for use in waving hair by the heat method, and comprises a base member adapted to embrace the head and having a longitudinal, transversely curved groove to receive the strands of hair, the groove being provided with a series of spaced longitudinal slots therein, a hair positioner disposed within the groove of the base member and having a transverse contour corresponding to the contour of the groove, vertical rows of teeth projecting from said hair positioner adapted to penetrate the strands of hair and enter the slots of the base member, a heating member covering said positioner, and a cover disposed over the heating member.

In the hair waving device according to the present invention the heating member and the cover therefor are eliminated, the base member and the hair positioner adapted to be carried by the latter constituting the basic structure.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a hair waving device which enables th waving of hair by the cold method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair waving device wherein the hair positioning members are slidably mounted upon the base member.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair waving device which is of a simplified structure, and which is easy to operate.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description:

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevatio-nal view of the waving device in assembled relation when in use.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hair waving device in disassembled relation.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the waving device of Figure '1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevational view, in section, of a portion of the hair waving device when in assembled relation for use.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the arrangement of the vertical spaced rows of a pair of hair positioning members when in hair waving position.

Referring to the drawings, numeral I designates a vertical post which is attached to the back of a chair 2 by a bracket 3. A T-union 4 is attached to the upper end of the post I, and

2, slidably mounted in the union is a horizontal rod 5 which is secured in its adjusted position by a wing screw 6. A semi-circular collar I is attached to the outer end of the rod 5, which collar is adapted to embrace the neck of the customer who is seated in the chair, and a strap 8 is adjusted around the front of the neck, the strap being attached to the collar 1. A head band 9 is designed to fit over the forehead of the person and has depending portions Ill extending down the sides of the head which portions are connected with the collar 1. The foregoing construction serves to hold the head of the customer in proper position and also as a support for the hair waving devices of the present invention which are detachably connected to the portions II] of the band 9, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.

The hair waving device of the present invention comprises a supporting bar ll having a plurality of longitudinally-curved tines I2 arranged in superposed spaced relation and connected to an end of said bar, the tines being adapted to embrace the head. Interposed between the tines I2 and mounted for swinging movement about said supporting bar II are 1ongitudinally-curved cover elements I3, each element being provided with a longitudinally-extending slot I4. As shown on the drawings there are two slots- I4 in each cover element I3, al-' though only one such slot could be employed.

Positioned or arranged underneath each of the cover elements l3 and slidably mounted on the latter is a longitudinally-curved hair positioning member I5, each of the members I5 having a se-- ries of spaced, vertical, transversely-curved rows of teeth I6 projecting from its under surface, the rows of teeth being adapted to penetrate the strands of hair. Projecting from the outer surface of each of said members are a pair of spaced pins II, the pins extending through the respective slots I4 of the cover element I3, complemental thereto. The pins I! are secured to the cover element I3 by means of a fastening means or wing nuts I8 to thereby adjustably lock the positioning member I5 to the cover element I3.

Mounted for swinging movement about the top of the supporting bar II is a longitudinallycurved sheathing l9 which is adapted to embrace the tine complemental thereto to thereby form a locking means for the strand of hair held therebetween. Projecting from a side edge of each of the cover elements I3 is a lug 29. The

lug 20 of the cover element I3 complemental to the sheathing IS embraces a portion of the latter when such. cover element ismoved to a position.

tion such as to embrace the tine complemental. thereto to thereby form a locking means for the strand of hair held therebetween. The cover element 13 carrying a hair positioning member 15 which is adjacent the sheathing I9 is then swung to a position such that the rows of teeth It projecting from the under surface of the positioning member penetrate the strands of hair. Next, the strands of hair are passed over the tine below, and adjacent to the thus positioned sheathing, and then the cover element carrying a hair positioning member complemental to the latter tine is swung to a position such that the row-s of teeth penetrate the strands of hair. The foregoing is shown in Figure 4. The strands of hair are then passed over the other tines in turn with the cover elements swung into position, as above described. With the cover elements and tines thus positioned, the uppermost positioning member I5 of the cover element I3 is shifted so that the pins I! are at the extreme left of the slots l4, whereupon the wing nuts [8 are turned down to lock the positioning member in its adjusted position. Next, the positioning member of the cover member directly below the uppermost member is shifted so that the pins I! are at the extreme right of the slots l6, and the wings nuts are tightened. This alternate positioning of the positioning members is continued until all of such members in the series have moved to their required positions. In other words, the respective hair positioning members are moved to positions such that their projecting pins and wing nuts are as shown in Figure 1. The alternate positioning of the respective hair positioning members causes the vertical rows of teeth to be curved in opposite directions, thereby forming undulations in the hair running alternately in opposite directions.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A hair waving device comprising a supporting bar, a plurality of longitudinally-curved tines arranged in superposed, spaced relation and connected to an end of said bar adapted to embrace the head, longitudinally-curved cover elements interposed between said tines and mounted for swinging movement about said supporting bar, each element being provided with a longitudinally-extending slot, a longitudinally curved hair-positioning member arranged underneath each of said cover elements and slidably mounted on the latter, each of said members having a series of spaced, vertical transversely-curved rows of teeth projecting from its under surface adapted to penetrate the strands of hair, a pin projecting from the outer surface of each of said members. said pin extending through the slot of the cover element complemental thereto, and means for securing the pin to said cover element to thereby lock the positioning member to the cover element.

2. A hair waving device comprising a supporting bar, a plurality of longitudinally-curved tines arranged in superposed, spaced relation and' connected to an end of said bar adapted to embrace the head, longitudinally-curved cover elements interposed between said tines and mounted for swinging movement about said supporting bar, each element being provided with a longitudinally-extending slot, a longitudinally-curved hair-positioning member arranged underneath each of said cover elements and slidably mounted on the latter, each of said members having a series of spaced, vertical transversely-curved rows of teeth projecting from its under surface adapted to penetrate the strands of hair, a pin projecting from the outer surface of each of said members, said pin extending through the slot of the cover element complemental thereto, means for securing the pin to said cover element to thereby lock the positioning member to this cover element, and a longitudinally-curved sheathing mounted for swinging movement about the top of said supporting bar adapted to embrace the time complemental thereto to thereby form a locking means for the strand of hair held therebetween.

3. A hair waving device comprising a supporting bar, a plurality of longitudinally-curved tines arranged in superposed, spaced relation and connected to an end of said bar adapted to embrace the head, longitudinally-curved cover elements interposed between said tines and mounted for swinging movement about said supporting bar, each element being provided with a longitudinally-extending slot, a longitudinallycurved hair-positioning member arranged underneath each of said cover elements and slidably mounted on the latter, each of said members having a series of spaced, vertical transverselycurved rows of teeth projecting from its under surface adapted to penetrate the strands of hair, a pin projecting from the outer surface of each of said members, said pin extending through the slot of the cover element complemental thereto, means for securing the pin to said cover element to thereby lock the positioning member to the cover element, and a lug projecting from a side edge of each of said cover elements adapted to embrace the tine complemental thereto when said cover elements have been moved to a position of engagement therewith to thereby rigidly retain the tines and cover elements in assembled relation.

4. A hair waving device comprising a supporting bar, a plurality of longitudinally-curved tines arranged in superposed, spaced relation and connected to an end of said bar adapted to embrace the head, longitudinally-curved cover elements interposed between said tines and mounted for swinging movement about said supporting bar, each element being provided with a longitudinally-eXtending slot, a longitudinally-curved hair-positioning member arranged underneath each of said cover elements and slidably mounted on the latter, each of said members having a series of spaced, vertical transversely-curved rows of teeth projecting from its under surfac adapted to penetrate the strands of hair, a pin projecting from the outer surface of each of said members, said pin extending through the slot of the cover element complemental thereto, means for securing the pin to said cover element to of said supporting bar adapted to embrace the tine complemental thereto to thereby form a'- locking means for the strand of hair held there- 3 5 6 between, and a lug projecting from a. side edge of each of said cover elements, the lug of the cover FEFERENCES CITED element complemental to said sheathing embrac- The followmlg l are of record in the ing a portion of said sheathing when the cover file of this patent! element is moved to a position of engagement 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS therewith, the lugs of the other of said cover elements embracing the tines complemental thereto Number N Date when the cover elements have been moved to a 1,995,369 Thlemen 1935 position of engagement therewith to thereby rig- 2,309,638 Fink 1943 idly retain the tines and cover elements in assem- 10 2,377,877 Graham June 1945 bled relation.

LUCYNDA I. FINK. 

